Fantastic Four #54 #483 Marvel Comics 2002 Disney Plus + MCU Black Panther Wakanda Forever
Only 5% of Print Run is Newsstand Edition
1:20 ratio variant compared to direct editions
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Estimated Print Run: total copies
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Extremely low print
Extremely Rare HTF
Galactus appearance
Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) appearance
1st appearance of Valeria Richards as a baby
One of nine 100-page issues sporadically published in the early 2000s
COVER BY MIKE WIERINGO & KARL KESEL CARLOS PACHECO, RAFAEL MARIN & KARL KESEL (W)/MARK BAGLEY (P)/AL VEY (I) ? THE SCOOP: Look out, it's the 100-Page Monster! ? THE STORY: The murderous plan of the Hidden Ones stands revealed, as does their history with the beseiged Inhumans! And with the Invisible Woman and her unborn child near death, and Mr. Fantastic a wanted fugitive, must the Human Torch put himself in the hands of his greatest enemy in order to insure the Fantastic Four's survival? Plus: The birth of Franklin Richards from FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #6 -- the longest single FF story produced by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby! And to top it all off, the Impossible Man invades the Marvel Bullpen in a tale from FANTASTIC FOUR #176 by Roy Thomas and George Pérez! ? THE FORMAT: Take one all-new story, then add on a double-sized tale and yet another full-length adventure and you have one huge honkin' comic... for only a buck and a quarter more! 7-59606-04456-6-05411 (MarvelPG) 3.50 Cover price $3.50.
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Continuity Notes
Ben Grimm gained the ability to change back and forth between his human and Thing forms in Fantastic Four (Vol. 3) #39. He will eventually lose this ability in Fantastic Four (Vol. 3) #58.
Sue mentions the reason why her pregnancy is slowly killing her is because her child was conceived in the Negative Zone. Some facts about this:
Sue's pregnancies have always been dangerous for her and her child due to her cosmically enhanced body. This was first identified in Fantastic Four #78 when she was pregnant with Franklin.
Sue's second child was conceived in Fantastic Four #254 while the team was exploring the Negative Zone. Sue later had a miscarriage while trying to give birth in Fantastic Four #267 due to the child's unique nature.
Recently, in Fantastic Four (Vol. 3) #49, Franklin used his powers to resurrect his stillborn sister and restart Sue's pregnancy.
The Inhumans are seeking asylum on Earth after they were enslaved by the Kree and used as pawns to try to assassinate Shi'ar magistrix Lilandra in Inhumans (Vol. 3) #1–4.
Johnny's flame powers have been out of control since Fantastic Four (Vol. 3) #44 when his body was charged with energies from the Negative Zone.
Senso suggests that her people influenced the impeachment of former United States President Bill Clinton due to his involvement in the Lewinsky scandal. It also states that they were also responsible for the schisms in the Catholic church during the reign of Pope John Paul the II. This could be reference to any number of controversies during this period from the Pope's views on sex, women, contraception and the AIDS virus. In the context of this story, they are presented as recent manipulations of the Hidden Ones as these items were topical at the time. However they can still be considered factual references given the fact that the Hidden Ones have been on the loose since 1945.
Senso makes reference to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy who was assassinated in 1963. Official accounts in the Marvel Universe state that Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald much like in the real world. However, like in the real world, there are a number of conspiracy theories that surround this event. Senso's claims that the Hidden Ones were responsible for the assassination are just one of many.
Doctor Doom names the child Valeria after his childhood love, who was first seen in Marvel Super-Heroes #20. Originally, as revealed in Fantastic Four (Vol. 3) #22 Reed and Sue originally planned on naming the girl Valerie.
The Inhumans are returning to the moon where they have lived in the past. They originally moved their kingdom Attilan there to escape Earth's pollution in Fantastic Four #240 but it was forcibly returned to Earth in Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising #1–2 and ultimately moved back to the Himalayas in Inhumans (Vol. 2) #12 until it was converted into a slave ship by the Kree in Inhumans (Vol. 3) #2.
Johnny's career in Hollywood is over as of this issue as he was replaced by Lon Zelig who is secretly the Super-Skrull as revealed in Fantastic Four (Vol. 3) #37.
Publication Notes
This issue was part of a series of 100 Page Monster, which included an original tale plus at least two back-up reprint stories that were relevant to the the main story.
Official casting Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby), Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), Johnny Storm (Joseph Quinn) and H.E.R.B.I.E. the robot
[April 2024 - a Future Foundation logo is used in a marketing easter egg by Marvel Studios promoting comics affiliated with the Fantastic Four film]
[November 2020 - speculation that the Council of Reeds could appear in the MCU as different dimensions are introduced]
[SDCC 2022 - Phase 6 will open with the Fantastic Four film / March 2023 - Josh Friedman (‘Avatar: The Way of Water’) is set to write the script for the Fantastic Four movie]
[October 2021 - an inside source tells us: currently, the Fantastic Four is heavily a multiverse movie and Silver Surfer (who we’re told is to be mentioned in Guardians Vol. 3) is very much at its center]
[September 2021 - an inside source confirms High Evolutionary will play a major role in GotG Vol. 3 but will NOT be the primary antagonist. High Evolutionary will have ties to Rocket Raccoon and will plant the seeds for the intro of Galactus]
[December 2020 - Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige confirms the Fantastic Four film is in the works with Jon Watts directing / Cop Car, Spider-Man Homecoming]
John Krasinski appears in Doctor Strange Multiverse of Madness as Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic.
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